Fire Mage Macros, Addons, and WeakAuras

This section of the Fire Mage guide provides some helpful macro and addon suggestions as well as information on how to make a macro and use Wowhead to create Weakauras. This guide is written by Malon who raids with <Omen> on Emerald Dream EU, and his lifelong ambition is to have the Warlock class renamed to 'Fuzzy Cuddlebears'. Find him on Twitter and at Altered-Time mage forums.

To set your target as a focus, cast Verwandlung and then be able to recast Verwandlung without switching targets:#showtooltip/stopcasting/clearfocus /focus /cast Polymorph

To use the same button for multiple talent choices. These macros can be easily modified for different talents; the below are just examples.#showtooltip/cast Mirror Image; Rune of Power

How to Make a Macro

To open up the Macro menu, type "/macro" or "/m".

Choose between the "General" and Character-specific macro tabs. Then click on the "New" button on the macro window.

Choose a Name and an Icon so you can easily recognize your macro, then click on "Okay."

Select your macro's icon from the list at the top of the macro window, and then click in the text area below. Type or copy/paste your macro into the text area.

When you are finished, click the "Save" button, and to close the window, click "Exit".

Addons

Weakauras - Incredibly useful for tracking buffs, debuffs and other information. Use this to make your Erhitzung and Kampfeshitze procs noticeable, show when Phönixflammen is off cooldown and more. Everything here is customizable.

Skada - A lightweight damage tracker. Useful to see how you are doing compared to your teammates.

Omen - A threat meter.

Sample WeakAuras for Fire Mages

Here are some of the WeakAuras that I use for Fire. These help to track charge spells like Phoenix's Flame and Fire Blast (with or without Flame On), as well as cooldowns like Combustion. They are not perfect! These auras are what work for me, personally - your requirements and UI might be very different. The beauty of this addon is how much can be tweaked.

To use these, open WeakAuras and select New --> Import, then paste the string.

WeakAuras on Wowhead

WeakAuras is a handy addon that flashes a useful alert onto your screen related to important abilities--cooldowns, durations, etc. However, it can be tricky to configure especially if you're new to it, so we've set up basic Weak Aura customizations for every player spell, including intelligent default auras.